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Delia Chiaro's 'The Language of Jokes' offers a fascinating linguistic exploration of humour through the lens of pragmatics and descriptive linguistics. Drawing on personally recorded conversations, Chiaro dissects the structure and mechanics of jokes, quips, riddles and witty asides with scholarly precision yet accessible prose. The book examines how speakers conform to or deliberately deviate from established linguistic conventions when crafting humorous remarks, whilst analysing the essential 'tellability' of jokes and the interpretative role listeners play in completing the comedic exchange. Chiaro explores creative verbal techniques including puns, wordplay and discourse strategies that generate laughter. Central to her analysis is the sociocultural context surrounding both the production and reception of jokes, revealing how humour functions within different social settings and communities. This thought-provoking work combines rigorous linguistic theory with real-world examples, making it invaluable for students, linguists and anyone interested in understanding the mechanics behind verbal humour.

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Chiaro examines the pragmatic structure of jokes, quips, riddles and asides using frameworks from descriptive linguistics and conversation analysis.

The book explores how speakers create humour through puns and wordplay whilst navigating established linguistic conventions and creative deviations.

Analysis emphasises the sociocultural contexts that shape both how jokes are told and how audiences interpret and respond to verbal humour.

Personally recorded conversation examples throughout provide authentic illustrations of how jokes function in real speech and social interactions.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
31 May 2016
Listed Since
08 May 2016

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